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MAILING PACKET.

Patented Mar. 28,1882

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR OHRISTEY, on BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

MAILING-PACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 255,414, dated March28,1882;

Application filed April 28, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ARTHUR OHRIsTEY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, county of Erie, Stateof New York, have made certain Improvements in Mailing-Packets, of whichthe following is a specification.

The invention relates to a species of envelope, made of strong paper orpaper lined with cloth, to hold grain, seeds, flour, or any sort ofsamples ready for examination.

The object of the invention is to'prevent injury to the packet by thestamping, which in ordinary envelopes often cuts the paper; and,further, to afford a ready means for inspecting the contents of theenvelope without tearing or cutting it.

The invention will be understood as set forth in the followingdescription and claim.

The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification andillustrate the invention. Figure 1 is a plan of the envelope. Fig. 2 isa section on line 00 w, Fig.1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothfigures.

A is the envelope proper after it is made up and ready for use. A lineof stitching, c, is run across the envelope, near one end, forthepurpose of attaching a stamping-piece, B, to the end of the envelope,beyond the stitching c. The stitching 0 gives great strength to the endof the envelope, and the stamping-pieceB, which is intended to havepasted upon it the postage-stamps, is entirely separated from the bodyof the envelope, so that none of the contents of the latter shall comeinto it. It is seen,then, thut this stamping-piece can receive theimpression from the canceling-stamp, or even be out, without affectingthe containing portion of the packet. packet is folded over to form theflap D, over which I place the elastic or non-elastic band d, which isheld in place by pasting pieces of paper 6 over it, near the edges. Aflap, E, through which the band 01 passes, is pasted upon the envelope,at the rear side. The upper portion of this covering-flap E is loose.The band 01 passes through this portion, and will ordinarily draw theflap down to the euvelope and hold anything under it. When the end flap,D is placed under the face end of the flap E it is held securely, andthe open end is covered. By pulling up the flap E the flap D is readilyreleased.

1 do not claim broadly an envelope or packet with an extension-piece fora stamp, as such is old; neither do I claim broadly or otherwise afastening-band cut from or forming part of the body of the envelope.

What I do claim is- In a mailing-packet, the. band d, secured to thebody A on each side, and flap E, secured to the body at one side andfolded over the band d at the other, adapted to receive the folded-downend of the envelope, substantially as set forth. 7

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR GHRISTEY.

\Vitnesses:

J. R. DRAKE, GEO. A. BURNETT.

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